taxpayers. one official, who ask not to be named, called it a scandal. not only do drivers depend on traffic times, what is more a law voted in requires it and billions of dollars for california freeway construction and grant applications are heavily dependent on the numbers. but documents show among the biggest failures, accept for highway 101, everyone is dead. on the peninsula, the 43-mile stretch of 280 is dark. in the east bay, none of the

censors are working on highway 24. and the entire 72-mile stretch of interstate 680, from i-80 to 101 has no working censors. >> right now we have a fairly high failure rate. >> reporter: she the caltrans engineer. >> we identified as many as 50- 100 things that could go wrong. >> reporter: but he stands by the data. he says his products reliability rate is 99%. but caltrans may be doing something as simple as not flipping on a switch. >> you have to have the motem

turned turned -- modem turned on. >> reporter: reporting live amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and there is more to the story, tonight at 10:00, how the problems may effect future funding the of roads. a special report at 10:00. 20 minutes from now the police commission plans to consider arming officers with tasers. they heard community opposition during hearings last year, tonight the police department will argument for a trial basis. opponents say they could cause serious injury or death. police are fighting a outbreak of gang violence in san francisco. ktvu's rob roth is live with why the chief says they are trying to save the gang members from themselves. >> reporter: in front of visitacion valley park.

up till a while ago children were outside playing here in the shadow of a gang war. the latest shooting happened last night near visitacion valley. a 26-year-old was shot to death. his uncle in crilicate -- critical condition. the police chief says the violence is not between the gangs but within the gangs. >> they are not guys that can't talk to each other. couple weeks ago they were friends. within the same gang, if you will, and now four of them have been killed since saturday. the shootings began in june and then it cited down -- quieted down till a few days ago. >> whoever needs to talk to whoever to decide this need to

stop, that is what needs to happen. >> reporter: leaders are also stepping in to see if they could help. >> the police department cannot solve this, it will take the community, the faith based community and everybody to get involved. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, what is it like to run a summer camp in visitacion valley amid the violence. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. happening now, a plotest to stop the -- protest to stop the contract down on medical marijuana. they call themselves san francisco united for safe access. they held a mock funeral procession in march. this comes after two dispensaries were shut down today. the group says the closures are

due to threats of criminal prosecution. fire gutted a home after dawn this morning. it started around 6:00 a.m. south of center avenue. an electrical problem may have started the problem. >> i came up, i could only imagine that it is electrical like she is saying. sounds like she woke up and they got out safe. but that is it. nothing is left. >> testifies had to deal -- firefighters had to deal with a limited water supply. investigators are trying to find out who set off a series of explosions today. ktvu's alex savage tells us, many neighbors got a rude

awakening. >> reporter: the devices blew up around 6:00 a.m. this morning while most neighbors were still sleeping. >> i heard two explosions. i thought i was dreaming. >> reporter: four plastic bottles blew up. but the bomb squad was called in. officers were able to diffuse one device and some neighbors were forced to take shelter inside their houses. she heard several blasts. >> i went to come from my walk and the street was blocked off. >> reporter: police can't say what was used in the devices but they were designed to fill with gas as the chemicals interacted. >> the devices were created using a two liter bottle.

they could injure somebody severely depending on where they were standing. dangerous. >> because they were left in the middle of the street investigators don't think they were meant to hurt anybody. a police officer told me this was some kind of a prank. so far no arrests. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. pg&e was warned about incomplete records before the san bruno explosion but did nothing about it. he testified he warned his supervisors, adding he was concerned it could endanger lives. the blast killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes. the suit is scheduled to go to trial in october. no response from pg&e. professor at uc urviver said he wanted to get -- irvine

said he wanted to get machine guns and shoot students at a high school his son attended. he was arraigns yesterday for setting fires at the high school, a park and the home of a school administrator. his son committed suicide after the administrator at the school disciplined him. the number of inmates who volunteered to help fight california wildfires may drop because they are being shifted to county jails. thousands of inmates are among the first responders when fires break out. governor jerry brown's program is a way to cut costs by housing in county lock ups. they hope to make deals to keep access to the volunteer firefighters. >> video to share with you, we have aerial footage of a fire in riverside county that is

consuming a large hillside home, it started this morning, the fire grown to 400 acres and threatening several homes in the area. but at this point there are no evacuation orders in place. the fire is 20% contained. to live pictures from river side county. a lot of smoke in a area that has been burned out. this is moving quickly and throughout the day we have been watching live pictures from the helicopter and weave seen a number -- we have seen a number of homes threatened or taken over by the fire and we have seen helicopters make drops. at this point we know there were four helicopters on the scene and 200 firefighters on the ground. very tense situation for residents there. there are no injuries reported. we will stay on top of this and

bring you the newest information we have on ktvu. tense moments today the san bruno international -- the san antonio international airport. 2,000 people were evacuated from the airport while authorities investigated. no explosives were found and the terminals were reopened around 4:00 p.m. more provisions of the affordable healthcare law go into law today. 47million women will now benefit. those services include wellness check ups, contraceptives and counselings for domestic violence. an explosion and partial roof collapse injured three contract workers at a middle

school in colorado today. early reports say it might have been a water heater that exploded. school is out for the summer and only construction workers were there today, classes begin in two weeks. >> u.n. observers say the violence is rising. the regime is using fighter jets and the president delivered a speech but he wasn't seen in public. his where about have been unknown. the lights are now back on in india. a blackout knocked out power to 620 million people. many homes and businesses are equipped with generators because of the power failures. national and regional leaders are blaming each other for the

problems. utilities are relying on temporary solutions. while they come up with a permanent fix. how a show of support forcing chick-fil-a to close early. >> back in 10 minutes, we will talk about the fog bank, it is so hot inland, how hot tomorrow? i will let you know in your neighborhood.

chick-fil-a customers in houston came out to show their support. the restaurant came under fire after its president told a newspaper that he supports the biblical definition of the family unit. hundreds of people came out for a appreciation day at the chick- fil-a in fairfield. ktvu's ann rubin is live with why all the customers are

forcing the store to close early. >> reporter: 1500 customers came through the doors today. employees haven't been able to keep up with demand so they will be forced to close early and they will give customers vouchers to come back another day. [ singing ] >> reporter: chick-fil-a customers found ways to pass the time. he said it was worth the wait to make a point. >> it is okay to have an opinion that is not popular. >> reporter: the opinion of the ceo of chick-fil-a. it sparked this. a chick-fil-a appreciation day organized by mike huckaby. >> i watch him, when we first announced it i said i am going. >> we drove 85-miles to support

freedom of speech. >> reporter: so did hundreds of others. they had every employee come in. she thought she was prepared. >> we ordered extra food and drinks. still i did not expect this. >> reporter: the support seemed to outlast the supply. they had to get more buns. he braved the lines for breakfast and lunch. >> reporter: normally the restaurant would have stayed open till 10:00, coming up at 6:00, how this impacted a neighboring restaurant. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> some chick-fil-a protesters gathered at a chick-fil-a that hasn't opened yesterday.

there are report that some dubbed this national gays and lesbians kiss day. . the number of jobs created by private businesses dropped in july. figures out today say 163,000 jobs were added last month. adp is a payroll processing firm. despite the dip last month, hiring by private businesses were stronger this year. two car makers are losing ground to japanese car makers. general motors sales were down 6%. ford down 4%. chrysler reported its best july in 5 years with sales up 13%. toyota sales up 26%.

nissan 16 up. disappointing financial reports. he will no longer be in charge of the company's games. the california fish and game department is investigating the shooting death of a well known bear near lake tahoe. they posted this video of sonny. the bear was considered to be the group's mascot. neighbors reported a homeowner was upset after a bear stole food from a home. they say he liked people and was never aggressive. at 10:00, why this story is getting more and more common. what is being done to make sure humans and bears can share tahoe safely. volunteers came back empty

handed today for the search for sierra lamar. 51 people showed up this morning and began their search with a prayer circle. that is down from 500 past search efforts. they didn't say where they searched. >> you can't like give up the hope no matter what. i know if it was someone i was close to i would want people helping my family out so i want to help them out. >> the man accused of killing sierra lamar, antolin garcia- torres was supposed to enter a plea yesterday but they asked for a delay till august 29. 9 people, including a child had to be rescued from floodwaters in phoenix. a tv chopper was over head as they were rescued from their cars.

three cars were swept off the highway leaving the drivers stranded. the highway was shut down for hours during the rescue. very interesting pictures from southern california about a big fire burning there. let's turn to our chief meteorologist bill martin. what is effecting the flames there? >> they have good weather conditions. it is hot and dry and the winds are not howling right now. the fires might be related to the thunderstorms earlier in the area. in river side county. 90 miles southeast of los angeles. humidity 35% and the winds 5-10 miles per hour. that is not a lot of winds so the fire conditions are not that nasty. but there is a lot of terrain based on what i could tell. dry brush, fire started at 11:30 a.m.

400 acres and we will keep you posted on this. dramatic pictures. they lost one home and other homes are threatened. we will keep you posted. but the weather not making this a horrible fire. we will keep you posted. around here, fog and low clouds along the coast have been a constant player. you can see it right here, the fog and low clouds long the avenues. foggy in the sunset and richmond district. fog pushes inland tonight. temperatures today warmer. numbers really increased today because the fog is squished back down. you showed this last night, this plays into the weather pattern. today -- or tuesday and wednesday and thursday, this high pressure continues to push down.

live picture outside. the fog. below the tower, shows you how compressed it is. that is keeping it tapped behind the coastal hills. that is why you are so hot. you come back on friday, the fog will be over the tower and cooler inland. forecast model, thursday morning, 8:00 a.m., fog and low clouds long it coast. patches inland, that is it. tomorrowal will be warmer by a degree or -- tomorrow will be warmer by a degree or two. for the most part, 2-3 degrees warmer for most of us. hot day inland. mild to warm around the bay. for my money, typical summer weather. you see the heat in the valley. sacramento, fairfield, be prepared for high heat. when i come back, we will get specific for your highs for thursday, they will be warmer than today and then we go to

the bay area five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view because there is big changes for that as well. see you back here. >> thank you. a new road to yosemite. >> closing the loophole, how it will keep california from losing hundreds of mills of dollars. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

. supervisors are hoping voters will approve a new tax to keep fire stations open. they voted to put a $75 a year parcel tax on the november ballot. it would help ease a financial crisis. the district fire chief says without the funds he may have to close 10 fire stations. a san francisco court upheld a ruling that bands a developer from building a new road tiniestiest park. he wanted -- over yosemite park. he represented environmental groups in the lawsuit, a attorney said the court's decision will preserve yosemite's beauty and protect its natural resources. police caught two dozen people in a crack down on drivers who failed to stop for pedestrians. they wrote citations to 24

people and handed out six warnings and ticketed one driver for using a cell phone. police received many complaints about drivers who won't stop for pedestrians. in 2010, 17 pedestrians were hit by vehicles. she wants to head off an accounting practice that she call as corporate tax give away. she wants to do away with cash carry backs that would allow companies to use losses. >> it is wrong to rob state funding when corporations can get away with paying little to nothing. >> cash carry backs could cost california $100 million a year in tax revenue. we will show you why san francisco is encouraging a

cross town rivalry. >> what police say happened when they confiscated this from a homeless man. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end.

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> san francisco leaders are hoping this new ad campaign will get residents seeing green and going green. they are hoping neighborhood rivalry will spark a compost war. ktvu's christien kafton is live to show us the new ads that pit two neighborhoods against each other. >> reporter: look at this sign. it reads we compost because we want to be better than the sunset. the aim is to get more people

to fill their green bins. >> reporter: blue for recycle, black for garbage and green for compost. everybody from lawn clippings to food scraps. now the city is putting out the word to boost composting. san francisco's environment department researched what would motivate communities. >> we checked with residents and that resinated. >> reporter: they said the ad works. >> let's say we are a lot different. >> reporter: in the sunset district people have a different take. >> never going to be better than the sunset no matter how much they recycle. going to take more than that. >> reporter: the ads are part of a larger campaign. other signs highlight the use of compost and pine make --

wine making. >> when we have scraps of food that we don't want or need we put them in the bin. we use it every day. >> reporter: we will have to wait to see if the sunset district has a counter slogan. the city will compare the totals to previous years. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. mobile tookers are growing -- facebookers are growing. 102million or 23% more users use their mobile devices to access facebook this past quarter. another 441 million facebook users used mobile and computers. the number of over all daily active user is 552 million

world wide. facebook stock last week -- lost last week. homeless man found with a arsenal of weapons and a list of politicians. ktvu's david stevenson is live with answers from the police chief. >> reporter: ktvu was the only news team who interview the suspect and today police answered questions about whether they could have acted earlier to get the guns off the streets. >> reporter: streets -- >> we are happy we got this off the street. >> reporter: he had been living in his car since june. he told us he kept in his car a list of national pop titians, including the -- politicians, including the president, vice president and the speaker of

the house. we learned the fbi is assisting san francisco police in the case. he allowed them to search his jeep. >> he made other states regarding the fact he might want to harm his family. so the decision was made he would be bound over for a mental evaluation. >> his car was not towed, he didn't do a search of the vehicle. >> reporter: it took another encounter with police three weeks later till the car was searched. >> the threshold is at the discretion of the officers and they are follow up was on the money. >> reporter: he told me he took some of the guns from his parent's home in virginia

because he had fights with his father. he threatened to harm his family. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. the board of supervisors just voted to place a sales tax on the november ballot. it would increase the sales tax. secondary approval needs to be given. the money generated would be used for a variety of county wide services. the u.s. postal service went broke today when it failed to make a $5.5 billion payment for retired employee benefits. congress has no interest in pouring more money into the industry. president obama took the lead over mitt romney in three key swing states.

a new poll of voters puts president obama ahead in florida, ohio and pennsylvania. the president leads mitt romney in florida and ohio by 6 points and in pennsylvania by 11 points. nationwide president obama has just a 2-point lead over mitt romney. president obama campaigned in ohio where he pounced on a report. >> under my opponent's plan who do you think gets the bill for these tax cuts? you do. >> the president referred to a report that says mitt romney would raise taxes on americans and grow the deficit. the president continued his attack at another stop. president obama said mitt romney's man would give those

earning more than 300,000 a year a big tax break. >> mitt romney returned from a european tour, he spent today in meetings in boston. a aid argued the economic report is flawed saying it does not account for the potential economic both caused by lower -- growth caused by lower taxes. he plans to ramp up his appearances next month. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi welcomed him to the capital. saying it reminds americans why they cherish freedom. he fled china this spring. today he accused the china government of human rights violations.

government excess, the grilling today and the agency that has lawmakers angry over how much a party cost taxpayers. >> the proposal to protect the privacy of children online and what would happen to those who violate the law. ñ

the federal reserve decided to not to take action to

stimulate the economy but it might take new steps if? job market doesn't show signs of growth. they said economic activity has slowed over the first half of the year. unemployment remains high and spending has also slowed. on all--- wall street today the dow is down 32 to 12, 976. the s&p is down 4 at 1,375. the nasdaq is down 19 at 2,920. members of congress grilled over wasteful spending. they were scornful of a 2010 employee award ceremony. this video shows workers waving drum sticks, that cost taxpayers $20,000. dozens of conferences and $40 million in bonuses are also under scrutiny. one questioned whether they should over see government

facilities. >> if you can't manage conferences how do you expect congress will allow you to handle billions of dollars worth of leases. >> there has been a pattern of misadjustment spanning several administrations. a $60 million fine, with the money going to an endowment to benefit the welfare of children, a four-year ban on postseason play, a reduction in the maximum allowance of scholarships offered to incoming players for the next four years, any entering or returning player is free to transfer without restriction, the vacating of all victories from he will monitor for sanctions. they fined penn state $60 million and suspended the football team for four years. it was in response to a report finding officials failed to stop child sex abuse by jerry sandusky. children used to play with box toys, now they have handheld toys that are not toys at all propertying new rules -- prompting new rules. >> there is the fog right now,

but it will not make many inland locations, i will have your forecast coming up.

russia launched a space ship this morning to bring supplies to the international space station. it is supposed to arrive 6 hours after take off. it is a test of a same day new docking system. new rules today designed to

shield children from online marketers. ktvu's tom vacar is live with why the current rules don't cut it today. >> reporter: for many marketers online marketers, these are nothing more than kiddy cash cows. >> reporter: today's children are the most technically sophisticated ever. >> they are access 24/7. >> they have less impulse control. they are more vulnerable than adults. >> reporter: many free online games. >> tells you if you pay this amount of money you get this amount of stuff, points for a game. >> huge opportunity for marketers. >> kids today are so much more influential in getting their parents to buy what they want. >> did you see this, did you

see what this person got. >> reporter: marketers can track a person's individual browsing and custom taylor to them. even children. >> making me realize i don't have a handle on it as a parent. they stay up with it and i don't. >> reporter: today the trade commission proposed rules to protect children under 13. parental consent would be required before collecting information. tracking children's browsing habits would also be prohibited. >> you can take bravers and measure -- behavers and measure them. >> reporter: that is why the laws may be a century old now. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. some experts say it might

be better for your teeth to drink tap water because it contains fluoride and most bottled water does not. it was added decades ago to help fight tooth decay. city workers in los angeles are such big fans of the olympics they are in hot water with their bosses. so many city employees are watching the olympics online at work they are tying up the internet. they sent out an e-mail declare olympic web viewing off limits. >> it may cause the internal network to have trouble to malfunction. but it just means everybody is not going to get what they want as quickly as they want. >> one said taxpayers are not paying them to watch the games. you can take a break from the olympics tonight, we are here

at 10:00, come on over at 10:00 and get caught up on all the news. and bill martin is here to get us caught up on the weather. a tail of two different areas, fog and heat. >> coast, they are wearing hoods. and inland they are in shorts because it is hot inland and cool along the coast where the fog sits. pacifica as well. no surprise if you lived out here, that is how it goes. fog right now, working its way over twin peaks. working its way south of market, or it will, and that sends us into a cool over night low, temperatures in the 50s. just because we will see fog in the coastal areas. inland, you are not going to see fog. tomorrow will be a warmer day. highs tomorrow upper 90s inland. thursday, the warmest day of the week. cool that coast tomorrow. hot inland. cooler for the weekend.

i talk about the fog, over the weekend the fog does this and we will cool down. the forecast over night lows, mid-50s. foggine oakland -- fog into oakland. santa rosa, fog free. through the bay area microclimates tomorrow, warmer, hotter, especially over the hills, clayton area, livermore, temperatures mid-90s. thursday should be the hottest day of the week, friday temperatures trend back down. why? because the marine layer gets fat again. fog pushing inland. 90s are going to turn into 80s and mid-80s. 90 degrees tomorrow. this is the hottest day. cooling doesn't occur till friday. 90 danville. these temperatures warm for this time of year. about where they should be.

gilroy 93. morgan hill 94. 79 fremont. along the coast, 62 degrees. 60 pacifica. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, hot inland. tomorrow is the hottest day of the week. fire danger is something we have to keep an eye on. >> thank you. see you at tix -- 6:00. >> okay. a surf rescue underway that started within the last hour. here is a map of the location. at duda street and the great highway. we don't know if it is a man or woman but foods the rescue is -- we know the rescue is underway. the swells are essentially flat and there is a light wind, 10 nots or less out of the west.

there is a marine layer but it is not right down on the water. so that could help escuers get to whoever is out -- rescuers get to whoever is out there. another big car recall tonight, the manufacturers and the models and the crime that resulted in a warning to bart passengers and what happened to some of the victims. all over for the best deals. how to keg you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week get whole seedless watermelons fresh off the farm for only $2.98 each. skip the warehouse. 24 rolls of charmin are just $11.99. and kellogg's frosted flakes are a buck 88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life.

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. bart police are warning riders to be wear of cell phone thieves. it comes after the rest of two suspects. riders say they are taking the warning very seriously. >> i hold it tight and be aware of what is going on around me and, yeah, being close to the door is easier access. >> i think about it all the time, actually. every day. it is a conscious effort. >> always look around. look around who is getting on. be aware of your surroundings. if i see anything suspicious i put it away. >> they are recommending people avoid using their phones at train doors and stops. there have been 55 reports so

far. last year there were 134. toyota issued a recall today for rav and lexus. they have a spension problem. if the nuts are not tightened properly they could rust and separate. 2006-2011 and 2010 sedans. toyota will notify drivers by mail. a bartender won't be pressing charges against cuba gooding, jr. the bartender said he pushed her. witnesses say he was annoyed when people began taking pictures of him. the warrant was lifted after he was issued a summons to appear in court. it could be lifted once the bartender informs police she is

not pursuing charges. a theft with a police station across the street. that story in 2 minutes. >> they came for the politics and stayed for the chicken. the business boom that forced a chick-fil-a to close early today.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news -- complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. thieves steal a statue of a saint and who could have caught them in the act but didn't. i am ken wayne. >> i am julie haener. >> they made off with the stone statue that was locked down. new at 6:00, ktvu's robert handa joins us from the scene. robert. >> reporter: julie, the church is here on north first street, the statue was taken in front of the church, not only did they violate the church's trust but it is across the street from the police station. investigators are asking for the public's help. >> reporter: they have a